9 Adventures guild

Our protagonist has never been a phenomenon to manage anxiety and this last night is the umpteenth example. The anxiety did not let him sleep even a minute and since the house is very very small even his parents were able to sleep.

That's why, for the first time in his life, Simon is the first to be found in front of the well. Soon the group is completed with the arrival of the other four friends.

George is the most excited. Since he arrived at the well he has never stopped talking half a second. "Finally I will leave this place. Now that I have a sword and a shield, no one will be able to resist my strength. I will become rich in a short time. I will save some young merchant's daughter and marry her. At least four children to start, then we'll see. A beautiful house in the city. Ah! Let's not forget a butler. I will certainly have a butler, a real warlord like me can not take care of the house. "

John exasperated "Just stupid! What are you talking about? You have a sword without the wire and a wooden shield. The guild will take us for the rough country we are and will send us to clean some barn from rats with our weapons. "

Simon to calm the spirits "We do not get excited, one step at a time friends, only one step at a time. Today we sign up. Fortunately, we will have a job right away because Zacharias has left a specific request to our guild to help him. But if we want to earn something we have to get down to do some dirty work. "

Desmond "Everything is better than working underground."

After only three hours of travel thanks to the carriage given by Paul the shopkeeper, the group arrives in the city. As agreed, the coachman of Zacharias awaits the group along the main road. Together they stop in front of a dilapidated building. An old building with a large ground floor and a small first floor built on the left of the building. Wood is moldy and in many places seriously damaged.

Michael "We do not judge by appearances. The stories of the adventurers are always full of rich treasures. It will be a trick, you will see inside how it is! "

But inside it was worse. Waste scattered in the atrium where only a wooden table consists of an axis and four crooked legs and a chair compose the totality of the furniture. The walls are moldy even on the inside and the smell of damp and the stink of the waste make the air unbreathable.

Desmond with sadness "It's like being at home ... the same smell of mine ..."

Simon much more decisive "But stop it, instead we talk quickly with the manager and get out of here. First we start working before we can eat properly. "

A big man at least two meters tall, with muscular arms and a half-face tattoo shows the group to approach the table and sit on the only available chair. After looking at each other undecided Zacharias is to sit down and start talking.

"Good morning Reginald, I brought with me the group of kids from my estates to help them enroll in your association. Can you think about it? "

"Certainly my lord" Standing up and starting to gesticulate animatedly "As you well know once registered to the guild you must respect the simple rules: no fights with the members, you can not take jobs directly but only through us and especially no crime, on this does not transact, even a small crime and you're out! "

Moving towards the back and opening the door "Behind there is a room to train when you're in town that on occasion becomes a room for meetings or similar, upstairs there is a room completely bare for those who have no money and he wants to sleep here and there, near the entrance, there are jobs available. "

"If you complete the work, take the reward already net of our quota, if you do not complete it or fail, you have to pay the fine written in the corner. Beware of the work you take. Then there are the call jobs like yours with Sir Zacharias, jobs acceptable only by those expressly requested. "

"The annual subscription is a silver coin for those who work only with our headquarters in Vanein, a gold coin if you want to work in every region of the continent with each location. It is usually a choice of famous professionals. "

"All clear?"

The guys in the group "Certainly sir".

Zacharias diligently pays the five silver coins. Then in order the group undertakes to report their data on some modules. Simon starts with his own then after having a look at his friends he starts writing the others too.

Reginald takes a handful of metal plates from a box and with a hammer starts to engrave some recognition data on each.

Simon seeing that the work needs some time to be completed moves to the bulletin board and begins to peek at the work.

Apparently the guild spans across countless tasks: exterminating beasts, searching for materials, guarding, escorting someone, but also compiling documents, helping with calculations, cleaning roads and more.

Excited Simon thinks "Here are some perfect jobs to start and gather information among the people in the suburbs."

The first work identified is perfect to earn something and bring the cart back to Paul. The request asks to get rid of some carcasses of animals left to rot along the river bank. "Thanks to the cart we can take them somewhere in the hills. Two of us will take care of it and after leaving the vehicle at home they will be able to come back.

The second job is cleaning streets. The increase in people in the suburbs has increased the number of excrement and dirt on the road. It requires the cleaning of three streets in one of the poorest neighborhoods. "Together with the other two we will take care of this. We will earn little money but we will be able to question people about disappearances without attracting attention. "

Last but not least. A company of merchants is looking for locals to escort them to the border so that they can find a new, safe route to save a few days' journey. "This job is perfect because despite the high risk it allows me to investigate the slave trades and fill our portfolio well. I have to take all three of them right away. "

Tens of minutes later the guild leader delivers the medals to everyone. Name and city are engraved on the metal.

Simon extends the three sheets taken from the board to Reginald "I see you do not waste time. Remember though that the rule is that everyone can take one sheet at a time. "

The boy takes up the sheets and divides them among his friends and then repeats the scene. The big man then "I just told you the rule and you already invented how to cheat me, this time passes but I already realized that you'll be a thorn in the ass!"

"Now let's see ... mmm ... ok ... then the first mission is intact to Simon. It consists in helping Zacharias deal with collections at a mine of his possessions. There is no time limit or other information. You already know the customer. Do it yourself. "

"The second, for George, is urgent. Start now. Make the carcasses disappear near the river. Do not be tempted to throw them in the water! "

"Third very simple, to Michael, deadline after tomorrow night. Clean these three streets that you see on this map attached to the request and bring all the dirt out of the city. I myself will check the result of both jobs, so I recommend, do not be pissed off immediately the first days. "

"Fourth to escort a group of merchants into a search. They want to find a new path. I do not know you and I do not know your skills but I do not think you should take it. Fly low the first days. "

Simon point in pride "We will do it, do not worry"

Reginald "You do not have to convince me, you have to come back alive. Let's do this, I'll test one of you and since I'm good it will not be this stick here in front of me. What about him? "Pointing to Desmond

The latter "I did not understand what I have to do but if you explain to me you can do everything in life"

The big man laughs and accompanies him to the back room and after taking two carved sword-shaped woods he throws one to the big boy. Simon approaches his friend and says "You do not have to win, I just want to see how you handle it. However I think he ended up working behind a table because of his leg. Every now and then he limps. If you win, he will probably be more angry, play it well. "

Zacharias assumes the burden of kicking off the match. Reginald raises his sword and with his long arm hits Desmond's, making him bend a knee thanks to the force of the impact. The boy loses his balance forward but using the momentum he clings to the opponent's legs and with a shot of kidneys he lifts him a few centimeters from the ground. Both unbalanced fall to the ground.

The head guild loudly beats his back to the ground. Desmond releases his grip and prepares himself with a sword at a decisive blow when the man stops him. "Who the fuck are you? Are you born of a bull? I'm old but I certainly did not expect to fall like a sack of potatoes! "

Desmond "Sorry but Simon told me you are limping and taking advantage of it. In fact, he also told me not to win so as not to make you angry. But he slipped my mind. "

Reginald looks at Simon furious "I'll call you thorn in the ass, damn you!" Then standing up and shaking hands with his opponent "I think with your strength you could survive in that mission and I think his ability to piss off people would make him die too here in the city so I say get along, go well on a mission but know that I will not send anyone to recover if you fail! "